Meet the Scientists Family Science Night

 The idea of the night was to introduce students to a diverse group of scientists and mathematicians...both living and historic--through hands-on, minds-on experiences.

Living scientists and historical scientists,  represented by teachers made the night magical for everyone.

Benjamin Franklin, I mean Steve, gave quite a shocking performance.

Professor Lisa Jean Moore presented horseshoe crabs.  

      

Robert Pincus, a BNS dad, and a cloud scientist taught about the states of matter.
Lots of  expanding surgical gloves were seen giving high fives all night thanks to the dry ice.

Russell Taragan, a BNS uncle, and Jason Gonsky, M.D. Ph.D. and BNS dad, brought Charles Drew's heroic work with blood to light with pumps and sheep hearts.

Jason Gonsky, M.D., Ph.D.

Russell Taragan, museum educator.

Tammy and Charles helped students channel their inner architect.

Kori dressed up as Mary Anning and ran a fossil hunt.

Rosalind Franklin's work with DNA was highlighted by Aislinn who helped people figure out if they inherited the ability to taste PTC and camera shy Amanda who helped kids see pond critters through a microscope.

Representing Emmy Noether, mathematician and physicist, gave Antoinette a chance to highlight symmetry and tessellations in nature.

Dr. Zigmund Kermish, physicist,  and beads?  What do they have in common?  They both measure UV light.

Ada Lovelace was represented by Ed and 5th grade  students teaching Scratch Programming.  

Continuing in the footsteps of Rachel Carson, Johanna leads families in making seed balls with  native plant seeds.

Jennifer Bussell, Ph.D, as a robot.

Dr. Bussell is a neuro-scientist who brought smells, fruit flies and other stuff to explore.

Jennifer Bussell all grown up.

Marie Curie -- represented by Diane. and Lise Meitner--represented by Malika
...brought lots of chemistry to their activities.

Benjamin Banneker took apart a watch, put it back together again, and built a larger version. Led by Josh,  kids took apart appliances, experimented with gears and pendulums.  Don't think anything was put back together again, however.

Nicho Gonzalez, NYU student, brings mind control to BNS.

Fifth grader, and birdwatcher, encouraging others to be citizen scientists.

Professor Charles Yarish, marine biology, and BNS grandfather, brought living critters for kids to touch.

Maryann channeled astronaut and scientist, Ellen Ochoa.  Dr. Ochoa did work with lenses.

  George Washington Carver was there...at least Monique and Shalisha were there to highlight the importance of plants.  But no one took any pictures of them.  

Justin Weiner, Jason Taragan, Christina Ruiz took photos.